Sentences with phrase «at linebacker»

In the meantime, he is working with an elite list of offers, and showing he could be a fit at linebacker at his size in some schemes.

One can never go wrong with speed, especially at linebacker.

I am really worried about the situation at linebacker.

Really not sure who would have been available but I wish this mock would have double dipped at linebacker.

The Jets entered this spring's draft wanting to get younger and more athletic at linebacker.

Generally speaking, it's easier to replace production at linebacker than it is in the front or (especially) back of the defense.

With the log jam at linebacker it's not a surprise to see him move to an H - Back type role, as this tweet would be an indication of.

The Jaguars lined up in press man - to - man across the board, with four defensive linemen and the two safeties at linebacker depth in the middle.

After Reuben Foster departed for the NFL, Evans was tasked with stepping up as leader for the Alabama defense — which suffered many injuries at the linebacker position in the latter parts of the season.

They also need some help at linebacker with Rolando McClain getting arrested again, so Manti Te'o is a possibility despite John Harbaugh's reaction to his 40 time.

In seventh grade Willie started at linebacker for the high school team.

Malcolm Smith has a chance Sunday to start at linebacker for the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game against the 49ers, putting him one game away from where, six years ago, Steve ascended with the Giants.

The Ducks weren't as good at linebacker and couldn't defend the run as well, and it cost them, especially in the loss to Stanford.

Jabrill Peppers, who was getting reps at linebacker during the first day of spring practice on Monday, has clearly been living...

Only one lineman played in all 12 games, and only one of the top eight tacklers at linebacker did.

Tremaine Edmunds — A linebacker who could play at any linebacker position in any scheme, and he's only 19.

Devin Bush Jr. has seen time at linebacker as a backup and on special teams through six games.

You are giving great effort and really making some nice plays at linebacker...

The Flanagan High School recruit, who is down to Florida State and Michigan, would likely be an immediate contributor at linebacker next year.

He played on both sides the ball, providing 87 tackles at linebacker with an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery.

Add it up, and the Trojans — who also are deep at linebacker — may be better defensively than they were a season ago.

Injury watch: Alabama's injuries at linebacker didn't hurt them against a Clemson offense that struggles to produce explosive plays.

It sounds like Preston Brown is going to leave Buffalo in free agency, leaving a huge hole at linebacker.

Edmunds tests out to be more athletic than 69 % of all NFL players at linebacker.

They're thin at linebacker except for Hardy Nickerson.

We need players, especially at linebacker since losing Preston Brown.

I honestly think the Raiders could take some notes from the Vikings on how they've integrated Barr into their defense at linebacker and as a rush defensive end.

From an injury standpoint, Alabama should be healthy at linebacker by game time.

Injuries to watch: The Steelers» committee approach in replacing Ryan Shazier at linebacker led to Joe Flacco scoring a career - high 38 points last week.

Chuck Bednarik, the last of the 60 - minute men, was a stalwart at both linebacker and center for the 1960 NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles

While Michigan recently added Devin Bush Jr., Jackson, a four - star out of Texas, would be a very solid finish at linebacker for the Wolverines.

Included are the following percentages: percent of tackles and tackles for loss returning on the line, percent of tackles and combined TFLs and passes defensed returning at linebacker, and percent of tackles and passes defensed returning in the secondary.

And while there are plenty of former four - stars in the mix at linebacker and in the secondary, most of the linemen (sans redshirt freshman Michael Williams and freshman Ryan Johnson) were mid-threes.

A product of that system could be a first - round NFL draft pick at linebacker in 2018.

Of those six teams, four lost at least 50 percent of their defensive line tackles and tackles for loss and three were crushed by attrition at linebacker (only one returned any major level of experience), and while five of the six were reasonably experienced in the secondary, none were vastly experienced.

The younger brother of James Ross, Josh is expected to be a backup to Devin Bush and Mike McCray at linebacker.

Jake Rudock is mentioned on both sides of the ball, starting in place of James Ross at linebacker.

Finally, there are three other sophomores worthy of note: Curtis Enis of Penn State, a redshirt freshman last year, gained 683 yards after starting the first game of the 1995 season at linebacker.

When head coach Todd Bowles was Arizona's defensive coordinator in 2014, his linebacker corps got decimated by injuries and suspensions, and he experimented with putting a couple of his physical safeties in the box at linebacker.

It's a similar story at linebacker (Lee and freshman backups Chris Worley and Raekwon McMillan play important roles), cornerback (freshmen Eli Apple and Gareon Conley line up opposite senior Doran Grant) and safety (sophomores Tyvis Powell and Vonn Bell lead the way).

The two they lost in the secondary (Cody Prewitt, Senquez Golson) were awesome, and there's some rebuilding at linebacker, but the core remains.

We saw that it was coverage zero, so everybody was lined up, probably at linebacker depth or whatever, and I knew it was just me and Tramon [Williams].

A surge like this usually coincides with good fortune, but PSU had an unreliable offensive line, and injuries were so bad at linebacker that the only player there who saw action in all 14 games was a walk - on.

Last winter a wiser Alvarez visited the family and offered one to Bryson, who now backs up Donnel at linebacker.

If the tackles hold up, then middle linebacker Chad Whitener should be capable of cleaning up in the tackles department, and I'm not too worried about the Cowboys having to lean on career backups like Justin Phillips and Kenneth Edison - McGruder or youngsters like Kevin Henry or Calvin Bundage at linebacker.

Plus, USC game aside, PSU's defense played like nearly a top - 10 unit once stable at linebacker, and now the linebacking corps is loaded with experience.

Not surprisingly for someone who was a Spartans football standout at linebacker before playing rugby and baseball at UCLA, Alumbaugh showcases an all - around game.